House Democrats circulate memo rebutting GOP impeachment defense
By Tal Axelrod - 11/12/19 06:12 PM EST
House Democrats circulated an internal memo Tuesday rebutting Republican talking points in defense of President Trump as the lower chamber’s impeachment investigation ramps up into a public phase on Wednesday.
The document, which was obtained by The Hill, comes after Republicans outlined their strategy to defend the president by focusing on "four key pieces of evidence" they say are "fatal" to Democrats' allegations about Trump's dealings with Ukraine.
The memo rebuts GOP arguments that there was no pressure on a July 25 call between Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden; that Ukraine was not aware of a hold of $400 million in military aid to Kyiv; and that Democrats’ allegations that the funds hinged on the probe into Biden are moot since the aid was ultimately released.
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